Rehabilitation
From learning job skills to earning diplomas, rehabilitation is a cornerstone of the department.
Created by the Graphic Arts Vocational Program at Folsom State Prison, a 1961 brochure offers a glimpse of rehabilitation programs...
Christmas arrived early this year for the staff and inmates at R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility’s (RJD) dog-training program with the...
Read More About Puppy Love: Patches safely delivers nine pups at RJD
In December 2019, the Sacramento Kings in partnership with One Community, working with the Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC) as a part...
To honor veterans, Valley State Prison inmates had their photos taken with military officers who also enjoyed dribbling a ball....
Read More About Valley State Prison volunteers honor veterans, including inmates
Vocational students at the Correctional Training Facility (CTF) are learning valuable skills while also giving back to the community by...
Read More About CTF ‘microhomes’ project: Rehabilitation, service
Recently, a non-profit organization worked with Avenal State Prison to allow 14 incarcerated artists a chance to show off their...
Read More About Skateboards offer blank canvas for incarcerated artists at Avenal
Every year, CDCR inmates assigned to CALFIRE fire crews at Alder Conservation Camp #20 in the Humboldt Del Norte Unit...
Read More About Alder Conservation Camp inmates craft 486 toys for Santa’s Workshop
While families on the outside were carving turkey, those incarcerated at California State Prison, Solano, were treated to a special...
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While Secretary Ralph Diaz, Division of Adult Institutions Director Connie Gipson, and several governmental leaders, reform advocates and formerly incarcerated...
Read More About Finding common ground: CDCR leaders tour Ukraine prison system
Over six days, CDCR Secretary Ralph Diaz and Division of Adult Institutions Director Connie Gipson toured Norwegian prisons, training facilities...
Read More About California leaders learn from Norwegian prison system